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Ecology & Evolutionary Biology: Recent submissions
Now showing items 1081-1100 of 1921
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An Early Eocene bee (Hymenoptera: Halictidae) from Quilchena, British Columbia
(Cambridge University Press, 2003-02-01)A fossil halictine bee from Early Eocene, Okanagan Highlands deposits of Quilchena, British Columbia, Canada, is described and figured. Halictus? savenyei sp.nov. is distinguished from other Tertiary halictines as well as ... -
The Cleptoparasitic Bee Tribe Rhathymini (Hymenoptera: Apidae): Description of a New Genus and a Tribal Review
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A replacement name for the cleptoparasitic bee genus Rhathymodes (Hymenoptera: Apidae)
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The North American Invasion of the Giant Resin Bee (Hymenoptera: Megachilidae)
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Permocoleus, New Genus, the First Permian Beetle (Coleoptera) from North America
(Entomological Society of America, 2005-01-01)Permocoleus wellingtonensis, new genus and new species, is based on an elytron from the Permian Wellington Formation of Oklahoma and is the only Paleozoic record of the order Coleoptera from North America and the oldest ... -
Why Descriptive Science Still Matters
(American Institute of Biological Sciences, 2007-09-01)“Descriptive” in science is a pejorative, almost always preceded by “merely,” and typically applied to the array of classical -ologies and -omies: anatomy, archaeology, astronomy, embryology, morphology, paleontology, ... -
ZooKeys, unlocking Earth’s incredible biodiversity and building a sustainable bridge into the public domain: From “print-based” to “web-based” taxonomy, systematics, and natural history. ZooKeys Editorial Opening Paper
(Pensoft Publishers, 2008-07-04)Publishing taxonomic and systematics studies in the digital era faces major challenges and requires new approaches, many of which are currently stimulating spirited discussions amongst taxonomists and systematists. New ... -
A new species of Ctenoplectrella in Baltic amber (Hymenoptera: Megachilidae)
(Magyar Természettudományi Múzeum, 2008-01-01)A new species of the extinct bee genus Ctenoplectrella Cockerell (Megachilinae: Ctenoplectrellini) is described and figured from two females preserved in a single piece of middle Eocene (Lutetian) Baltic amber. Ctenoplectrella ... -
First Mesozoic Microphysidae (Hemiptera): a new genus and species in Late Cretaceous amber from Canada
(Cambridge University Press, 2011-08-01)A new genus and species of microphysid bug is described and illustrated from two individuals preserved in Late Cretaceous (Campanian) amber from Alberta, Canada. Popovophysa entzmingeri gen. et sp. nov. is distinguished ... -
A new trap-jawed ant (Hymenoptera: Formicidae: Haidomyrmecini) from Canadian Late Cretaceous amber
(Cambridge University Press, 2013-05-15)A new genus and species are described within the extinct tribe Haidomyrmecini, and tentatively placed within the subfamily Sphecomyrminae (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Haidoterminus cippus new genus and species expands the ... -
New mid-Cretaceous earwigs in amber from Myanmar (Dermaptera)
(University of Kansas, 2014-01-29)Two new genera and species of mid-Cretaceous earwigs are described and figured from Burmese (Myanmar) amber. Zigrasolabis speciosa Engel & Grimaldi, new genus and species, is represented by a series of females in a single, ... -
The first male of the extinct bee tribe Melikertini (Hymenoptera: Apidae)
(University of Kansas, 2014-04-03)The first male bee of the extinct corbiculate tribe Melikertini Engel (Apinae) is described and figured. Mochlomelikertes hoffeinsorum Engel, Breitkreuz, & Ohl, new genus and species, is easily distinguished from other ... -
The bee genus Caenaugochlora in Venezuela (Hymenoptera: Halictidae)
(University of Kansas, 2014-05-12)Two new species of the augochlorine bee genus Caenaugochlora Michener are described and figured. Caenaugochlora (Caenaugochlora) elpidia Engel, new species, and C. (C.) pantochlora Engel, new species, are the first formally ... -
Journal of Melittology: First year ‘abuzz’
(University of Kansas, 2014-01-18)The Journal of Melittology celebrates its first year of activity. In total 26 articles were published comprising 243 pages, and including accounts historical and biographical interest, biological and biogeographic notes, ... -
A new species of Liphanthus from Peru (Hymenoptera: Andrenidae)
(University of Kansas, 2014-04-10)The protandrenine bee genus Liphanthus Reed (Panurginae: Protandrenini) is currently known from Chile and Argentina. Liphanthus (Melaliphanthus) cuscoensis Gonzalez, Rasmussen, & Engel, new species, is described and figured ... -
Nesting Biology of the Leafcutting Bee Megachile minutissima (Hymenoptera: Megachilidae) in Central Saudi Arabia
(Entomological Society of America, 2014-05-01)The leafcutting bee Megachile (Eutricharaea) minutissima Radoszkowski is a widely distributed species in the Middle East and a promising pollinator of alfalfa. We provide information on the nest architecture, foraging ... -
The Responses of Plankton Communities in Experimental Ponds to Atrazine, the Most Heavily Used Pesticide in the United States
(Ecological Society of America, 1982-10-01)Experimental ponds received single additions of the herbicide atrazine in concentrations of 20 and 500 gg/L, and were compared to control ponds for 136 d. Atrazine is an inhibitor of photosynthesis, and both concentrations ... -
Combined Use of Systematic Conservation Planning, Species Distribution Modelling, and Connectivity Analysis Reveals Severe Conservation gaps in a Megadiverse Country (Peru)
(Public Library of Science, 2014-12-05)Conservation planning is crucial for megadiverse countries where biodiversity is coupled with incomplete reserve systems and limited resources to invest in conservation. Using Peru as an example of a megadiverse country, ... -
Recent advances in the climate change biology literature: describing the whole elephant
(Royal Meteorological Society, 2010-06-11)Climate change biology is seeing a wave of new contributions, which are reviewed herein. Contributions treat shifts in phenology and distribution, and both document past and forecast future effects. However, many of the ... -
New genera and subgenera of augochlorine bees (Hymenoptera: Halictidae).
(Natural History Museum, University of Kansas, 1997-12-17)Two new augochlorine genera, Chlerogelloides and Xenochlora, and three new subgenera, Megalopta (Noctoraptor), Megommation (Stilbochlora), and Megommation (Cleptommation), are described and figured. Three new combinations ...